What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And you did not throw when you threw, but Allah threw”?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Anfal 8:17]?
The Shaykh : Yes, means: you did not strike their faces with the pebbles that you sent upon them. means: you sent the pebbles. So the first “throwing” means: hitting. : He hit them. How many times did “throwing” repeat?
The student: Three times.
The Shaykh : The first “you did not throw” means: you did not hit their faces. means: you sent the pebbles. This is the action of the Messenger. What? He hit them. Because it is known that when the Messenger sent pebbles at a people far from him, it is customary that these pebbles do not reach their faces or the earth, but Allah is the One who made them reach them. Is it clear? Did it become clear to you or not? Good.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, actually, if we interpret it as we mentioned, there is no problem. “Throwing” is used for hitting, and it is used for the action. So His saying:, the negation here is of the hitting: , the affirmation is of sending the pebbles or the earth: , the hitting. And there is no problem. Yes, let’s move to the left.
And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw
وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَمَىThe Shaykh : Yes,
And you did not throw
وما رميتwhen you threw
إذ رميتbut Allah threw
ولكن الله رمىThe student: Three times.
The Shaykh : The first “you did not throw” means: you did not hit their faces.
when you threw
إذ رميتbut Allah threw
ولكن الله رمىThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, actually, if we interpret it as we mentioned, there is no problem. “Throwing” is used for hitting, and it is used for the action. So His saying: